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Table 1 Characteristics of Study Sample (n = 697)

From: Psychological symptoms among hospital nurses in Taiwan: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Age, years

39.0

(9.41)

Age, years

 < 30

132

(18.9)

 30–39

248

(35.6)

 40–49

210

(30.1)

50

107

(15.4)

Educational level

 High school or lower

33

(4.7)

 Vocational school/university

625

(89.7)

 Postgraduate

39

(5.6)

Marital status

 Married

359

(51.5)

 Divorced or widowed

14

(2.0)

 Single

324

(46.5)

Self-rated health

 Poor or Fair

166

(23.8)

 Good

531

(76.2)

Self-reported diseases

 No

443

(63.6)

 Yes

254

(36.4)

Utilization of occupational examination within 5 years

 No

359

(51.5)

 Yes

338

(48.5)

BSRS-5 score

 < 6

454

(65.1)

6

243

(34.9)

  1. Note: BSRS-5 5-item brief symptom rating scale